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Prefect’s standing to sue local administrative acts affirmed in binding interpretation.

Case Number ICCJ_119910
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Bucharest Court of Appeal and ruled, as a matter of law binding under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, that the prefect has the right to challenge before the administrative court the administrative acts issued by local public administration authorities. The decision interprets Article 3 of Administrative Litigation Law No. 554/2004, in conjunction with Article 63(5)(e) and Article 115(2) of Local Public Administration Law No. 215/2001, Article 19(1)(a) and (e) of Law No. 340/2004 on the prefect and the prefect’s institution, and Article 123(5) of the Constitution, clarifying the prefect’s standing to bring an administrative action against such acts as defined in Article 2(1)(c) of Law No. 554/2004.

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art.3 din Legea contenciosului administrativ nr.554/2004, art.19 alin.(1) lit.a) şi lit.e) din Legea nr.340/2004, art.123 alin.(5) din Constituţie, art.521 alin.(3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Prefect’s standing to sue local administrative acts affirmed in binding interpretation: The decision interprets Article 3 of Administrative Litigation Law No. 554/2004, in conjunction with Article 63(5)(e) and Article 115(2) of Local Public Administration Law No. 215/2001, Article 19(1)(a) and (e) of Law No. 340/2004 on the prefect and the prefect’s institution, and Article 123(5) of the Constitution, clarifying the prefect’s standing to bring an administrative action against such acts as defined in Article 2(1)(c) of Law No. 554/2004.

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administrative acts standing to appeal public administration article of civil procedure local authority interpretation of the law

Cited Legislation

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art.3 din Legea contenciosului administrativ nr.554/2004
Main ground for the ruling interpreting the prefect's right to challenge administrative acts.
art.19 alin.(1) lit.a) şi lit.e) din Legea nr.340/2004
Correlated provision used in the interpretation of the prefect's right to attack administrative acts.
art.123 alin.(5) din Constituţie
Constitutional basis referenced in the interpretation of the prefect's right to attack administrative acts.
art.521 alin.(3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural basis for the binding nature of the ruling.
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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art.3 din Legea contenciosului administrativ nr.554/2004

Main ground for the ruling interpreting the prefect's right to challenge administrative acts.

art.63 alin.(5) lit.e) din Legea administraţiei publice locale nr.215/2001

Correlated provision used in the interpretation of the prefect's right to attack administrative acts.

art.115 alin.(2) din Legea administraţiei publice locale nr.215/2001

Correlated provision used in the interpretation of the prefect's right to attack administrative acts.

art.19 alin.(1) lit.a) şi lit.e) din Legea nr.340/2004

Correlated provision used in the interpretation of the prefect's right to attack administrative acts.

art.123 alin.(5) din Constituţie

Constitutional basis referenced in the interpretation of the prefect's right to attack administrative acts.

art.521 alin.(3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Procedural basis for the binding nature of the ruling.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr.11 Dosar nr.447/1/2015

Şedinţa de la 11 mai 2015

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Bucureşti – Secţia a VIII-a contencios administrativ şi fiscal, prin Încheierea din 19 iunie 2014, pronunţată în dosarul nr.612/122/2013, şi stabileşte că:

În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art.3 din Legea contenciosului administrativ nr.554/2014, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, coroborate cu dispoziţiile art.63 alin.(5) lit.e) şi art.115 alin.(2) din Legea administraţiei publice locale nr.215/2001, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, şi ale art.19 alin.(1) lit.a) şi lit.e) din Legea nr.340/2004 privind prefectul şi instituţia prefectului, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, şi ale art.123 alin.(5) din Constituţie, prefectului îi este recunoscut dreptul de a ataca în faţa instanţei de contencios administrativ actele administrative emise de autorităţile administraţiei publice locale, în înţelesul prevederilor art.2 alin.(1) lit.c) din Legea contenciosului administrativ nr.554/2004, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art.521 alin.(3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 11 mai 2015.